Psalms 7
1 A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
A Psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord because of the words of Cush, the son of Jemini. O Lord, my God, in you I have hoped. Save me from all those who persecute me, and free me:
2 or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
lest at any time, like a lion, he might seize my soul, while there is no one to redeem me, nor any who can save.
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
O Lord, my God, if there is iniquity in my hands, if I have done this:
4 if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
if I have repaid those who rendered evils to me, may I deservedly fall away empty before my enemies:
5 then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust.
let the enemy pursue my soul, and take hold of it, and trample my life into the earth, and drag down my glory into the dust. (Pause)
6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
Rise up, Lord, in your anger. And be exalted to the borders of my enemies. And rise up, O Lord my God, according to the precept that you commanded,
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
and a congregation of people will surround you. And, because of this, return on high.
8 The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
The Lord judges the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice and according to my innocence within me.
9 Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
The wickedness of sinners will be consumed, and you will direct the just: the examiner of hearts and temperaments is God.
10 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
Just is my help from the Lord, who saves the upright of heart.
11 God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
God is a just judge, strong and patient. How could he be angry throughout every day?
12 If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
Unless you will be converted, he will brandish his sword. He has extended his bow and made it ready.
13 He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
And with it, he has prepared instruments of death. He has produced his arrows for those on fire.
14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Behold him who has given birth to injustice: he has conceived sorrow and has begotten iniquity.
15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
He has opened a pit and enlarged it. And he has fallen into the hole that he made.
16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
His sorrow will be turned upon his own head, and his iniquity will descend upon his highest point.
17 I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
I will confess to the Lord according to his justice, and I will sing a psalm to the name of the Lord Most High.
